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White House EO 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' escalates strategic pressure on Europe

The White House's December executive order 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' does more than clarify U.S. space policy — it signals a strategic pivot that forces European partners to reassess cooperation, defence procurement and sovereign capabilities as Washington prioritizes space dominance over shared civil-space frameworks.

2025-12-22T03:25:26.388017-08:00

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H3 Flight 8 fails, Michibiki‑5 navigation satellite lost; JAXA forms special task force

2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00

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White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079128-08:00

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NATO intelligence warns Russia developing 'zone‑effect' anti‑satellite weapon to target Starlink

2025-12-21T22:28:14.484427-08:00

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White House EO 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' escalates strategic pressure on Europe The White House's December executive order 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' does more than clarify U.S. space policy — it signals a strategic pivot that forces European partners to reassess cooperation, defence procurement and sovereign capabilities as Washington prioritizes space dominance over shared civil-space frameworks.

2025-12-22T03:25:26.388017-08:00

White House EO 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' escalates strategic pressure on Europe

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White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain The White House marked the sixth birthday of the U.S. Space Force, issuing a statement that reaffirmed the administration’s view of space as a critical, warfighting domain. The commemoration underscores sustained political support for the service’s operational role in national defense.

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079128-08:00

White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain

The Independent

NATO intelligence warns Russia developing 'zone‑effect' anti‑satellite weapon to target Starlink Two NATO intelligence services warn Russia may be developing a 'zone‑effect' anti‑satellite weapon designed to disable Starlink by creating a shrapnel/debris cloud. The capability is framed as a means to blunt Western space support for Ukraine, but analysts warn of catastrophic collateral damage to all orbiting systems.

2025-12-21T22:28:14.484427-08:00

NATO intelligence warns Russia developing 'zone‑effect' anti‑satellite weapon to target Starlink

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H3 Flight 8 fails, Michibiki‑5 navigation satellite lost; JAXA forms special task force Japan's H3 rocket suffered a second‑stage anomaly on its eighth flight, destroying the Michibiki‑5 (QZSS) navigation satellite. The setback — the H3's second failure in seven launches — prompted JAXA to establish a special task force to investigate the loss and causes.

2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00

H3 Flight 8 fails, Michibiki‑5 navigation satellite lost; JAXA forms special task force

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Ovzon wins $25.2M satcom services contract with undisclosed European NATO nation Ovzon said Dec. 19 it has won a $25.2 million contract to provide satellite communications services to an undisclosed European NATO nation. The award bolsters Ovzon's government-services revenue and highlights continued demand across Europe for secure, military‑grade satcom capacity and operational resilience.

2025-12-19T10:25:39.225525-08:00

Ovzon wins $25.2M satcom services contract with undisclosed European NATO nation

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SDA awards $3.5B to four firms for 72 Tranche 3 missile-tracking LEO satellites The Space Development Agency, part of the U.S. Space Force, awarded about $3.5 billion to four suppliers — including a nearly $1 billion award to L3Harris — to build 72 Tranche 3 low‑Earth‑orbit tracking satellites to expand missile‑warning and tracking capabilities as part of the Golden Dome architecture.

2025-12-19T09:09:49.185349-08:00

SDA awards $3.5B to four firms for 72 Tranche 3 missile-tracking LEO satellites

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The Hidden Backbone of Space Security: Resilient Logistics to Safeguard Satellites Satellite survivability increasingly depends on resilient logistics — from manufacturing and launch to on‑orbit sustainment — yet these systems receive less attention than sensors or defensive payloads. Investing in redundant supply chains, spare provisioning and rapid‑replacement mechanisms is critical to keep constellations operational under threat.

2025-12-19T06:05:41.957020-08:00

The Hidden Backbone of Space Security: Resilient Logistics to Safeguard Satellites

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Astrobotic wins $17.5M in NASA and military contracts to develop three reusable suborbital vehicles Astrobotic said Dec. 19 it has won $17.5 million in combined NASA and military contracts to develop three reusable suborbital vehicles. The awards fund design and maturation work for the vehicles and represent a civil–defense collaboration to advance reusable suborbital flight capability.

2025-12-19T05:07:05.486099-08:00

Astrobotic wins $17.5M in NASA and military contracts to develop three reusable suborbital vehicles

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White House EO 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' escalates strategic pressure on Europe

H3 Flight 8 fails, Michibiki‑5 navigation satellite lost; JAXA forms special task force

White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain

NATO intelligence warns Russia developing 'zone‑effect' anti‑satellite weapon to target Starlink

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